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Records of the General Conference

33rd session Paris, 3-21 October 2005

Volume 1

Resolutions

United Nations Educational,Scientific andCultural Organization


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Composed and printed in the workshops of UNESCO, Paris

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Note on the Records of the General Conference

The Records of the 33rd session of the General Conference are printed in two volumes:1 The present volume, containing the resolutions adopted by the General Conference, the reports of Commissions I to V,the Administrative Commission, the joint meeting of the Programm+e Commissions and the AdministrativeCommission, and the Legal Committee, and the list of officers of the General Conference and of the Commissions andCommittees (Volume 1);

The volume of Proceedings , which contains the verbatim records of plenary meetings, the list of participants and the listof documents (Volume 2).

Note on the numbering of resolutions

The resolutions have been numbered serially. It is recommended that references to resolutions be made in one of thefollowing forms:In the body of the text:

Resolution 15 adopted by the General Conference at its 33rd session; or 33 C/Resolution 15.

In passing reference:(33 C/Resolution 15) or (33 C/Res. 15).

1. Until the 30th session, the records of the General Conference were printed in three volumes: Resolutions (Volume 1); Reports (Volume 2);Proceedings (Volume 3).


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Contents

I Organization of the session 01 Credentials.............. ..................... ...................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ...................... ............. 1 02 Communications received from Member States invoking the provisions

of Article IV.C, paragraph 8(c), of the Constitution ...................... ...................... ..................... ..................... ...... 3 03 Adoption of the agenda................... ...................... ...................... ...................... .................... ..................... .......... 3 04 Composition of the General Committee ..................... ...................... ..................... ...................... ..................... ... 6 05 Organization of the work of the session............................. ...................... ....................... .................... ................. 7 06 Admission to the 33rd session of observers from non-governmental organizations...................... ...................... 7

II Elections

07 Appointment of the Director-General................ ....................... ....................... ...................... .................... .......... 9 08 Election of Members of the Executive Board..................... ...................... ....................... ....................... ............. 9 09 Appointment of an External Auditor .................... ...................... ....................... ....................... ...................... ..... 10 010 Election of members of the Council of the UNESCO International

Bureau of Education (IBE) .................... ...................... ...................... ...................... .................... ...................... .. 10 011 Election of members of the Conciliation and Good Offices Commission

responsible for seeking the settlement of any disputes that may arise betweenStates Parties to the Convention against Discrimination in Education .................... ....................... ..................... 10

012 Election of members of the Intergovernmental Committee for PhysicalEducation and Sport (CIGEPS) ..................... ....................... ...................... ....................... ..................... ............. 10

013 Election of members of the International Coordinating Council of the Programmeon Man and the Biosphere (MAB)................................ ....................... ...................... ...................... .................... 11

014 Election of members of the Intergovernmental Council of the InternationalHydrological Programme (IHP)...................... ....................... ...................... ....................... .................... ............. 11

015 Election of members of the Intergovernmental Council of the Managementof Social Transformations (MOST) Programme.............................. ...................... ...................... ...................... .. 12

016 Election of members of the Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee (IGBC) .................... ....................... ......... 12 017 Election of members of the Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting

the Return of Cultural Property to its Countries of Origin or its Restitutionin Case of Illicit Appropriation (ICPRCP)................... ...................... ..................... ...................... ...................... . 12

018 Election of the members of the Executive Committee of the International Campaignfor the Establishment of the Nubia Museum in Aswan and the National Museumof Egyptian Civilization in Cairo......... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... .. 13

019 Election of members of the Intergovernmental Council of the InternationalProgramme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) ....................... ....................... ...................... ......... 13 020 Election of members of the Intergovernmental Council for theInformation for All Programme (IFAP).............. ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ......... 13

021 Election of members of the Governing Board of the UNESCOInstitute for Statistics (UIS) ..................... ....................... ...................... ....................... .................... .................... 14

022 Election of the members of the Legal Committee for the 34th session............... ...................... ..................... ...... 14 023 Election of members of the Headquarters Committee .................... ....................... ...................... ....................... . 14 024 Grouping of Member States for the purpose of elections to the Executive Board ...................... ....................... .. 14

III Preparation of the Draft Medium-Term Strategy for 2008-2013 1 Principles and guidelines in the preparation of the Draft Medium-Term Strategy for 2008-2013...................... . 15 2 Overall review of Major Programmes II and III ....................... ...................... ....................... ..................... ......... 17

IV Draft Programme and Budget for 2008-2009 3 Programme of action for the sustainable development of small island

developing States (SIDS): further implementation...................... ...................... ...................... ....................... ..... 19


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4 Combating fanaticism, extremism and terrorism................... ..................... ...................... ...................... ............. 20 5 Preparations for the Sixth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI)........................ ..... 20

V Programme and Budget for 2006-2007

General policy and Direction

6 Governing bodies, Direction and Participation in the joint machineryof the United Nations system................ ...................... ...................... ...................... ..................... ........................ 21

Programmes

7 Major Programme I Education .................. ...................... ..................... ...................... ...................... ................ 21 8 UNESCO International Bureau of Education (IBE) .................... ....................... ...................... ...................... ..... 25 9 UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)...................... ....................... .................... ...... 25 10 UNESCO Institute for Education (UIE) ....................... ...................... ....................... ...................... .................... 26 11 UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE) .................... ....................... .................... 27 12 UNESCO International Institute for Capacity-Building in Africa (IICBA)..................... ....................... ............. 27 13 UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America

and the Caribbean (IESALC)....................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ..................... ................. 28 14 International Convention against Doping in Sport................ ...................... ...................... ...................... ............. 29

15 UNESCOs support to the EFA process .................... ...................... ....................... ...................... ...................... . 48 16 Debt swaps for education......................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... .................... 49 17 Public-Private Partnerships to Combat Illiteracy...... ...................... ....................... ...................... ....................... . 50 18 Training and retention of teachers ...................... ...................... ....................... ...................... ..................... ......... 51 19 Cooperation between UNESCO and OECD in drafting guidelines on

Quality Provision in Cross-Border Higher Education ..................... ...................... ...................... ..................... 51 20 Proposed establishment of the International Centre for Girls and Womens Education

in Africa (CIEFFA) under the auspices of UNESCO, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso....................... ................ 52 21 Preliminary report on the desirability and scope of an international charter

on traditional games and sports ...................... ...................... ....................... ...................... ..................... ............. 57 22 Sickle-cell anaemia, a public health priority...... ....................... ...................... ....................... ..................... ......... 57 23 Major Programme II Natural sciences.................... ....................... ...................... ...................... ...................... . 58 24 Proclamation of 2008 as international year of Planet Earth.................... ....................... ....................... ............... 63 25 Proclamation of 2009 as international year of astronomy.................... ...................... ....................... ................... 63 26 Strategy for establishing a global tsunami warning system ..................... ...................... ....................... ............... 64 27 Establishment of a regional centre for biotechnology training and education

in India, under the auspices of UNESCO ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... .................... 64 28 Establishment of the International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk

Management (ICHARM) in Tsukuba, Japan, under the auspices of UNESCO........................ ...................... ..... 68 29 Establishment of the Regional Water Centre for Arid and Semi-Arid Zones of

Latin America and the Caribbean (CAZALAC) under the auspices of UNESCO, in La Serena, Chile........................ ...................... ....................... ....................... .................... ............. 69

30 Establishment of the European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology ind, Poland,under the auspices of UNESCO........................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ..................... ......... 69

31 Establishment of the International IHP-HELP Centre for Water Law,Policy and Science at the University of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom,under the auspices of UNESCO........................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ..................... ......... 69

32 Granting of the status of regional institute under the auspices of UNESCOto the Instituto de Matemtica Pura e Aplicada (IMPA) in Brazil ....................... ....................... ....................... .. 70

33 Proposal for the establishment of a regional centre on urban water managementfor Latin America and the Caribbean in Cali, Colombia, under the auspices of UNESCO..................... ............ 70

34 Proposal for the establishment of an international centre of excellence in Venezuelaunder the auspices of UNESCO........................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ........ 70

35 Major Programme III Social and human sciences ..................... ...................... ....................... ..................... ..... 71 36 Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights................... ...................... ....................... ..................... .. 74 37 Proclamation of World Philosophy Day.................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ....................... . 80 38 Promotion of dialogue among peoples (follow-up to32 C/Resolution 30)..................... ....................... .............. 80 39 Report by the Director-General on the advisability of elaborating an international

declaration on science ethics to serve as a basis for an ethical code of conduct for scientists ....................... ...... 81 40 Major Programme IV Culture...... ....................... ...................... ....................... ...................... ...................... ..... 81 41 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions ....................... ............... 83 42 Implementation of the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity

of Cultural Expressions.............................. ...................... ...................... ...................... .................... .................... 96

43 Universal Forum of Cultures Monterrey 2007, Mexico......... ...................... ...................... ..................... .......... 96 44 Strategy to facilitate the restitution of stolen or illicitly exported cultural property ..................... ....................... 98 45 Cultural objects displaced in connection with the Second World War ...................... ...................... .................... 98
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46 Establishment of the Regional Centre for the Safeguarding of the Intangible CulturalHeritage of Latin America (CRESPIAL), Cusco, Peru, under the auspices of UNESCO................................... . 99

47 African World Heritage Fund ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ................ 104 48 31st biennial International Theatre Institute World Congress (Manila, Philippines) ...................... ..................... 104 49 The misuse of religious symbols and expressions ................... ....................... ...................... ...................... ......... 105 50 Jerusalem and the implementation of 32 C/Resolution 39.... ...................... ....................... ..................... ............. 105 51 Major Programme V Communication and information ................... ....................... ...................... .................... 106 52 Follow up to the World Summit on the Information Society....... ....................... ...................... ...................... ..... 108 53 Commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Recommendation

for the Safeguarding and Preservation of Moving Images and proclamation of theWorld Day for Audiovisual Heritage..................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ....................... ..... 108

54 Establishment of a system of reports by Member States to the General Conferenceon measures taken to implement the Recommendation concerning the Promotion andUse of Multilingualism and Universal Access to Cyberspace .................... ...................... ....................... ............ 109

55 Declaration on Media and Good Governance and Declaration on Assistance to Mediain Conflict Areas and Countries in Transition ................... ...................... ...................... ..................... ................. 110

56 Second World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR 2005): Gaborone Declaration ......................... ......... 110 57 Strengthening of the Special Fund for the Information for All Programme (IFAP) ....................... ..................... 112 58 Strengthening of the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC)....................... 113

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

59 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) ................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ....................... .... 113

Participation Programme

60 Participation Programme...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ....................... 114

Field Management of decentralized programmes

61 Management of decentralized programmes ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ................. 117

Programme related services

62 Coordination of action to benefit Africa; Fellowships Programme; Public information;Strategic planning and programme monitoring; Budget preparation and monitoring.... ...................... ................ 118

VI General resolutions 63 Celebration of anniversaries ................... ....................... ....................... ...................... ...................... ................... 121 64 Reflection on the future role of UNESCO...................... ...................... ....................... .................... .................... 122 65 Proposal for placing the Artek International Youth and Childrens Centre

under the auspices of UNESCO........................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ........ 124 66 Strengthening of cooperation with the Republic of the Sudan....... ...................... ....................... ........................ . 124 67 Strengthening of cooperation with the Somali Republic............................ ....................... ...................... ............. 124 68 Strengthening of cooperation with the Republic of Guinea-Bissau...................... ....................... ....................... . 125 69 Request for the admission of Palestine to UNESCO ...................... ...................... ....................... ....................... . 125 70 Implementation of 32 C/Resolution 54concerning educational and cultural institutions

in the occupied Arab territories ................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ................ 126

VII Support for Programme Execution and Administration 71 Field management and coordination...................... ...................... ....................... ...................... ....................... .... 127 72 External relations and cooperation.......................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ....................... .... 127 73 Human resources management.................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ................ 128 74 Administration...... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ..................... ...................... ............ 128

VIII Administrative and financial questions 75 Report by the Director-General on the implementation of the reform process ....................... ....................... ...... 129

Financial questions

76 Adoption of the provisional budget ceiling for 2006-2007................... ...................... ..................... .................... 130 77 Financial report and audited financial statements relating to the accounts of UNESCO

for the financial period ended 31 December 2003, and report by the External Auditor................ ...................... . 130 78 Financial report and interim financial statements relating to the accounts of UNESCO

as at 31 December 2004 for the financial period ending 31 December 2005........... ....................... ..................... 130 79 Scale of assessments and currency of Member States contributions ....................... ....................... .................... 131
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80 Collection of Member States contributions ................... ...................... ...................... ..................... .................... 133 81 Working Capital Fund: level and administration; UNESCO coupons ..................... ........................ .................... 136

Staff questions

82 Staff Regulations and Staff Rules...................... ....................... ...................... ....................... ...................... ........ 137 83 Staff salaries, allowances and benefits........................ ...................... ....................... .................... ........................ 137

84 Report by the Director-General on the situation concerning the geographicaldistribution of staff ..................... ...................... ...................... ...................... .................... ........................ ........... 138 85 United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund and UNESCO Staff Pension Committee...................... ....................... 138 86 Report by the Director-General on the state of the Medical Benefits Fund and

appointment of Member States representatives to the Board of Management for 2006-2007 ........................ .... 138

IX Constitutional and legal questions 87 Legal framework for the elaboration, examination, adoption and follow-up

of declarations, charters and similar standard-setting instruments adopted by theGeneral Conference and not covered by the Rules of Procedure concerningRecommendations to Member States and international conventions covered by theterms of Article IV, paragraph 4, of the Constitution .................... ...................... ..................... ...................... ..... 141

88 Preparation of a comprehensive report by the Director-General to the General

Conference on UNESCOS standard-setting instruments................. ...................... ...................... ...................... . 142 89 Protection of the name and logo of UNESCO.................... ...................... ...................... .................... ................. 142 90 Principles and guidelines regarding the establishment and operation of UNESCO

institutes and centres (category 1) and institutes and centres under the auspicesof UNESCO (category 2)................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ..................... ....................... .... 146

91 Use of languages in UNESCO.............. ...................... ...................... ...................... ..................... ....................... . 152

X Methods of work of the Organization 92 Relations between the three organs of UNESCO ...................... ...................... ...................... ..................... ......... 153 93 Implementation of 32 C/Resolution 79: grouping of Member States for the purpose

of elections to the Executive Board ................... ....................... ....................... ...................... ...................... ........ 155 94 Definition of regions with a view to the execution by the Organization of regional activities ...................... ...... 156 95 Methods of preparing the budget and budget estimates for 2006-2007 and budgeting techniques...................... 156

XI Budget 2006-2007 96 Appropriation resolution for 2006-2007 ..................... ...................... ...................... ..................... ........................ 157

XII 34th session of the General Conference 97 Venue of the 34th session of the General Conference .................... ....................... ...................... ....................... . 163

XIII Reports of the Programme Commissions, the Administrative Commission and the Legal Committee A. Report of Commission I ..................... ...................... ..................... ...................... ..................... ....................... .... 167 B. Report of Commission II ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ....................... 179 C. Report of Commission III..................... ....................... ...................... ....................... .................... ....................... 189 D. Report of Commission IV.............. ...................... ...................... ...................... ..................... ....................... ........ 211 E. Report of Commission V.................... ..................... ...................... ...................... ..................... ....................... .... 223 F. Report of the Administrative Commission ...................... ...................... ....................... ....................... ................ 233 G. Report of the joint meeting of the Programme Commissions and the Administrative Commission..... ............... 239 H. Reports of the Legal Committee......... ...................... ...................... ...................... ....................... ....................... . 241

Annex List of officers elected at the 33rd session of the General Conference ...................... ....................... .................. 247

All the terms used in this collection of texts to designate the person discharging duties or functionsare to be interpreted as implying that men and women are equally eligible to fill any post or seatassociated with the discharge of these duties and functions.


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I Organization of the session

01 Credentials

At its 1st plenary meeting, held on 3 October 2005, the General Conference, in accordance with Rules 26and 32 of its Rules of Procedure, set up a Credentials Committee for its 33rd session, consisting of the

following Member States: South Africa, Belgium, El Salvador, Haiti, Lithuania, Qatar, Lao PeoplesDemocratic Republic, Senegal and Serbia and Montenegro.

On the report of the Credentials Committee or on the report of the Chairperson specially authorized by theCommittee, the General Conference recognized as valid the credentials of:

(a) The delegations of the following Member States:

AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadChile

ChinaColombiaComorosCongoCook IslandsCosta RicaCte dIvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDemocratic Peoples

Republic of KoreaDemocratic Republic

of the CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhana

GreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIran (Islamic Republic of)IraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao Peoples Democratic

RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyan Arab JamahiriyaLithuaniaLuxembourg


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MadagascarMalaysiaMalawiMaldivesMaliMalta

Marshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesia (Federated

States of)MonacoMongoliaMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauru

NepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguay

PeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRepublic of Korea

Republic of MoldovaRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the

GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegal

Serbia and MontenegroSeychellesSierra LeoneSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSwaziland

SwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicTajikistanThailandThe former Yugoslav

Republic of MacedoniaTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTuvaluUkraineUgandaUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Kingdom of Great

Britain and NorthernIrelandUnited Republic

of TanzaniaUnited States of AmericaUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamYemenZambiaZimbabwe

(b) The delegations of the following Associate Members:British Virgin IslandsNetherlands Antilles

(c) The following Observers:Holy SeePalestineSingapore

No credentials were presented by the following delegations:(a) Member States:

Antigua and BarbudaNiue

(b) Associate Members:ArubaCayman IslandsMacao, ChinaTokelau

(c) Observers:Liechtenstein


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02 Communications received from Member States invoking theprovisions of Article IV.C, paragraph 8(c), of the Constitution 1

The General Conference, Having considered the communications received from Central African Republic, Costa Rica, Democratic

Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Liberia, Nauru, Niger,Peru, Republic of Moldova, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Turkmenistan and Uruguay invokingthe terms of Article IV.C, paragraph 8(c), of the Constitution in order to obtain permission to takepart in the voting at its 33rd session,

Recalling the constitutional obligation of Member States to pay their contributions fully and on time,Taking into account the history of payment of contributions in preceding years and previous requests for

voting rights in the case of each of these Member States, as well as the measures proposed by themto eliminate their arrears,

Noting that Sudan has, subsequent to its request, paid the amounts required for voting rights in conformitywith Article IV.C, paragraph 8(b), of the Constitution,

1. Considers that the failure of Central African Republic, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of the Congo,Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Liberia, Nauru, Niger, Peru, Republic of Moldova, Sierra Leone,Somalia and Uruguay to pay contributions due for the current year and the immediately precedingcalendar year and/or instalments on payment plans is due to conditions beyond their control anddecides that these Member States may take part in the voting at the 33rd session of the GeneralConference;

2. Further considers that the failure of Djibouti, Guinea and Turkmenistan to pay contributions due forthe current year and the immediately preceding calendar year and/or instalments on payment plansdoes not comply with the conditions laid down in Rule 83 of the Rules of Procedure of the GeneralConference, and consequently these Member States may not take part in the voting at the33rd session of the General Conference;

3. Invites the Director-General to report to the Executive Board at its 175th and 177th sessions as well asto the General Conference at its 34th session on the actual position concerning all payment plansagreed upon between UNESCO and Member States in arrears with their contributions.

03 Adoption of the agenda

At its 2nd plenary meeting, on 3 October 2005, the General Conference, having considered the provisionalagenda drawn up by the Executive Board (33 C/1 Prov. Rev.), adopted that document. At its 3rd plenarymeeting, on 4 October 2005, it decided to add to its agenda, pursuant to the report of its General Committee,items 5.23 Preliminary report on the desirability and scope of an international charter on traditional gamesand sports, 5.24 Proposed establishment of the International Centre for Girls and Womens Education inAfrica (CIEFFA) under the auspices of UNESCO, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 5.25 Report by theDirector-General on a feasibility study for the establishment of an international centre of excellence inVenezuela under the auspices of UNESCO, 5.26 Report by the Director-General on the feasibility study forgranting the status of a regional institute under the auspices of UNESCO to the Instituto de Matemtica Pura eAplicada (IMPA) in Brazil, 5.27 Proposed establishment of the European Regional Centre forEcohydrology ind, Poland, under the auspices of UNESCO, 5.28 Report by the Director-General on theadvisability of elaborating an international declaration on science ethics to serve as a basis for an ethical codeof conduct for scientists, 5.29 Proposal for placing the Artek International Youth and Children Centre underthe auspices of UNESCO, 5.30 Proclamation of 2009 as international year of astronomy, 5.31 Proposalfor the establishment of a regional centre for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage (Cusco,Republic of Peru) under the auspices of UNESCO, 5.32 Proposed establishment of the Regional WaterCentre for Arid and Semi-Arid Zones of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAZALAC) under the auspices of UNESCO, in La Serena, Chile, 5.33 Commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the adoption of theRecommendation for the Safeguarding and Preservation of Moving Images and Proclamation of the WorldDay for Audiovisual Heritage, 5.34 31st biennial International Theatre Institute (ITI) World Congress(Manila, Philippines), 9.2 Report by the Director-General concerning the protection of the name and logo of UNESCO in Member States, 14.2 Strengthening of cooperation with the Somali Republic.

At its 13th plenary meeting, on 11 October 2005, the General Conference decided to add to its agenda,pursuant to the report of its General Committee, items 5.36 Sickle-cell anaemia, a public health priority

and 14.3 Strengthening of cooperation with the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. In addition, at its16th plenary meeting, on 14 October 2005, the General Conference decided to add to its agenda, pursuant

1. Resolution adopted at the 14th plenary meeting, on 11 October 2005.


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to the report of its General Committee, item 5.37 Africa Position Paper on the State of World Heritage inAfrica and Proposal for the Creation of an African World Heritage Fund.

1 Organization of the session

1.1 Opening of the session by the President of

the 32nd session of the General Conference1.2 Establishment of the CredentialsCommittee and report by the Committee tothe General Conference

1.3 Report by the Director-General oncommunications received from MemberStates invoking the provisions of Article IV.C, paragraph 8(c), of theConstitution

1.4 Adoption of the agenda1.5 Election of the President and Vice-

Presidents of the General Conference andof the Chairpersons, Vice-Chairpersons and

Rapporteurs of the Commissions andCommittees1.6 Organization of the work of the session1.7 Admission to the work of the General

Conference of observers from non-governmental organizations other thanthose maintaining formal or operationalrelations with UNESCO, andrecommendations of the Executive Boardthereon

2 Reports on the activities of theOrganization and evaluation of theprogramme

2.1 Report of the Director-General on theactivities of the Organization in 2002-2003,introduced by the Chairman of theExecutive Board

2.2 Report by the Executive Board on its ownactivities in 2004-2005 including itsmethods of work

3 Draft Programme and Budget for 2008-2009

3.1 Preparation of the Draft Programme andBudget for 2008-2009 (34 C/5)

3.2 Preparation of the Draft Medium-TermStrategy for 2008-2013 (34 C/4)

4 Draft Programme and Budget for 2006-2007

4.1 Methods of preparing the budget andbudget estimates for 2006-2007 andbudgeting techniques

4.2 Consideration and adoption of the DraftProgramme and Budget for 2006-2007

4.3 Adoption of the Appropriation Resolutionfor 2006-2007

4.5 Adoption of the provisional budget ceilingfor 2006-2007

5 General policy and programme questions

5.1 Proposals by Member States for the

celebration of anniversaries in 2006-2007with which UNESCO could be associated5.2 Jerusalem and the implementation of

32 C/Resolution 39 5.3 Implementation of 32 C/Resolution 54

concerning educational and culturalinstitutions in the occupied Arab territories

5.4 Celebration of an international year of global consciousness and the ethics of dialogue among peoples

5.5 The misuse of religious symbols andexpressions

5.6 Strategy for establishing a global tsunami

warning system5.7 UNESCO and the World Summit on theInformation Society

5.8 Cooperation between UNESCO and OECDin drafting guidelines on Quality Provisionin Cross-Border Higher Education

5.9 Establishment of a regional centre forbiotechnology training and education inIndia, under the auspices of UNESCO

5.10 Establishment of an International Centre forWater Hazard and Risk Management(ICHARM) in Tsukuba, Japan, under theauspices of UNESCO

5.11 Proclamation of a world philosophy day5.12 Strategy to facilitate the restitution of stolenor illicitly exported cultural property

5.13 Cultural objects displaced in connectionwith the Second World War

5.14 Proclamation of 2008 as international yearof Planet Earth

5.15 Universal Forum of Cultures 2007 inMonterrey, Mexico

5.16 Proposal for the establishment of an IHP-HELP Centre for Water Law, Policy andScience at the University of Dundee, UnitedKingdom

5.17 Declaration on Media and GoodGovernance5.18 Education for All: assessment and future

prospects5.19 Second World Information Technology

Forum (WITFOR) 2005: Gaborone Protocol5.20 Proposal for the establishment of a regional

centre on urban water management underthe auspices of UNESCO in Colombia

5.21 Reflection on the future of UNESCO5.22 The South-South Cultural Forum in

UNESCO5.23 Preliminary report on the desirability and

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5.24 Proposed establishment of the InternationalCentre for Girls and Womens Educationin Africa (CIEFFA) under the auspices of UNESCO, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

5.25 Report by the Director-General on afeasibility study for the establishment of an

international centre of excellence inVenezuela under the auspices of UNESCO5.26 Report by the Director-General on the

feasibility study for granting the status of aregional institute under the auspices of UNESCO to the Instituto de MatemticaPura e Aplicada (IMPA) in Brazil

5.27 Proposed establishment of the EuropeanRegional Centre for Ecohydrology ind,Poland, under the auspices of UNESCO

5.28 Report by the Director-General on theadvisability of elaborating an internationaldeclaration on science ethics to serve as a

basis for an ethical code of conduct forscientists5.29 Proposal for placing the Artek International

Youth and Children Centre under theauspices of UNESCO

5.30 Proclamation of 2009 as international yearof astronomy

5.31 Proposal for the establishment of a regionalcentre for the safeguarding of the intangiblecultural heritage (Cusco, Republic of Peru)under the auspices of UNESCO

5.32 Proposed establishment of the RegionalWater Centre for Arid and Semi-Arid

Zones of Latin America and the Caribbean(CAZALAC) under the auspices of UNESCO, in La Serena, Chile

5.33 Commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Recommendation forthe Safeguarding and Preservation of Moving Images and Proclamation of theWorld Day for Audiovisual Heritage

5.34 31st biennial International Theatre Institute(ITI) World Congress (Manila, Philippines)

5.36 Sickle-cell anaemia, a public health priority5.37 Africa Position Paper on the State of World

Heritage in Africa and Proposal for theCreation of an African World HeritageFund

6 Methods of work of the Organization

6.1 Report by the ad hoc working group onrelations between the three organs of UNESCO

6.2 Implementation of 32 C/Resolution 79:grouping of Member States for the purposeof elections to the Executive Board Recommendations of the Executive Board

6.3 Principles and guidelines regarding the

establishment and operation of UNESCOinstitutes and centres (category 1) andinstitutes and centres under the auspices of UNESCO (category 2)

6.4 Definition of regions with a view to theexecution by the Organization of regionalactivities

6.5 Size of the Executive Board6.6 Use of languages in UNESCO

7 Constitutional and legal questions7.1 Legal framework for the elaboration,

examination, adoption and follow-up of declarations, charters and other similarstandard-setting instruments adopted by theGeneral Conference and not covered by theRules of Procedure concerningrecommendations to Member States andinternational conventions covered by theterms of Article IV, paragraph 4, of theConstitution

8 Conventions, recommendations andother international instruments

A. Preparation and adoption of newinstruments

8.1 Draft international convention againstdoping in sport

8.2 Draft declaration on universal norms onbioethics

8.3 Preliminary draft convention on theprotection of the diversity of culturalcontents and artistic expressions and reportby the Director-General thereon

B. Implementation of existing instruments

8.4 Establishment of a system of reports byMember States to the General Conferenceon measures taken to implement theRecommendation concerning the Promotionand Use of Multilingualism and UniversalAccess to Cyberspace

8.5 Comprehensive report by the Director-General to the General Conference onUNESCOs standard-setting instruments

9 Relations with Member States

9.1 Request for the admission of Palestine toUNESCO

9.2 Report by the Director-General concerningthe protection of the name and logo of UNESCO in Member States

10 Administrative and financial questions

10.1 Report by the Director-General on theimplementation of the reform process

10.2 Financial report and audited financial

statements relating to the accounts of UNESCO for the financial period ended31 December 2003, and report by theExternal Auditor


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10.3 Financial report and interim financialstatements relating to the accounts of UNESCO as at 31 December 2004 for thefinancial period ending 31 December 2005

10.5 Scale of assessments and currency of Member States contributions

10.6 Collection of Member States contributions10.7 Working Capital Fund: level andadministration

10.8 Staff Regulations and Staff Rules10.9 Staff salaries, allowances and benefits10.10 Report by the Director-General on the

situation concerning the geographicaldistribution of the staff.

10.11 United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fundand UNESCO Staff Pension Committee

10.12 Report by the Director-General on thestate of the Medical Benefits Fund

and appointment of Member Statesrepresentatives to the Board of Management for 2006-2007

11 Director-General

11.1 Appointment of the Director-General

12 Elections

12.1 Election of Members of the ExecutiveBoard

12.2 Election of the members of the Legal

Committee for the 34th session12.3 Election of members of the HeadquartersCommittee

12.4 Appointment of an External Auditor12.5 Election of members of the Conciliation

and Good Offices Commission responsiblefor seeking the settlement of any disputesthat may arise between States Parties to theConvention against Discrimination inEducation

12.6 Election of members of the Council of theUNESCO International Bureau of Education (IBE)

12.7 Election of members of theIntergovernmental Council for theInformation for All Programme (IFAP)

12.8 Election of members of the InternationalCoordinating Council of the Programme onMan and the Biosphere (MAB)

12.9 Election of members of the Inter-governmental Council of the InternationalHydrological Programme (IHP)

12.10 Election of members of the Inter-governmental Committee for Promoting theReturn of Cultural Property to its Countriesof Origin or its Restitution in Case of IllicitAppropriation (ICPRCP)

12.11 Election of the members of the ExecutiveCommittee of the International Campaignfor the Establishment of the Nubia Museumin Aswan and the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo

12.12 Election of members of the Inter-governmental Council of the InternationalProgramme for the Development of Communication (IPDC)

12.13 Election of members of the Inter-governmental Council of the Management of Social Transformations (MOST) Programme

12.14 Election of members of the Inter-governmental Bioethics Committee (IGBC)

12.15 Election of members of the Inter-governmental Committee for PhysicalEducation and Sport (CIGEPS)

12.16 Election of members of the Governing Board

of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)13 34th session of the General Conference

13.1 Venue of the 34th session of the GeneralConference

14 Other business

14.1 Strengthening of cooperation with theRepublic of the Sudan

14.2 Strengthening of cooperation with theSomali Republic

14.3 Strengthening of cooperation with theRepublic of Guinea-Bissau

04 Composition of the General Committee

On the report of the Nominations Committee, which had before it the proposals made by the ExecutiveBoard, and in accordance with Rule 29 of its Rules of Procedure, the General Conference at its 2nd plenarymeeting, on 3 October 2005, elected its General Committee1 as follows:

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President of the General Conference : Mr Musa bin Jaafar bin Hassan (Oman)

Vice-Presidents of the General Conference: the heads of the delegations of the following Member States:

AustraliaAustria

BarbadosBosnia and HerzegovinaCanadaColombiaComorosCroatiaCzech RepublicCubaDominican RepublicEgypt

FranceGabon

GhanaGrenadaJordanKuwaitLithuaniaMadagascarMalaysiaNepalNetherlandsPakistan

PhilippinesPoland

Republic of KoreaRomaniaSaint LuciaSenegalSpainSouth AfricaSyrian Arab RepublicTunisiaUnited States of AmericaYemen

Chairperson of Commission I : Ms Bhaswati Mukherjee (India)Chairperson of Commission II : Ms Gun-Britt Andersson (Sweden)Chairperson of Commission III : Mr Julius Oszlanyi (Slovakia)Chairperson of Commission IV : Mr Jaime Nualart (Mexico)Chairperson of Commission V : Mr Mohammed S. Sheya (United Republic of Tanzania)Chairperson of the Administrative Commission: Mr Mohammed Bedjaoui (Algeria)Chairperson of the Legal Committee: Mr Pierre-Michel Eisemann (France)Chairperson of the Nominations Committee: Ms Sybil Campbell (Jamaica)Chairperson of the Credentials Committee: Mr Dragoljub Najman (Serbia and Montenegro)Chairperson of the Headquarters Committee: Mr Hector K. Villarroel (Philippines)

05 Organization of the work of the session

At its 3rd plenary meeting, on 4 October 2005, on the recommendation of the General Committee, theGeneral Conference approved the plan for the organization of the work of the session submitted by theExecutive Board (33 C/2 and Add., Add.2 and Add.3).

06 Admission to the 33rd session of observers from non-governmental organizations 1

The General Conference, Having examined the recommendations of the Executive Board concerning the admission to the

33rd session of the General Conference of non-governmental organizations other than thosemaintaining formal and operational relations, of foundations and similar institutions maintainingofficial relations, and of other international organizations wishing to be represented by observers,

Admits as observers at its 33rd session the international non-governmental organizations, foundations and

similar institutions and other international organizations whose names appear on the listreproduced in the Annex hereunder.

ANNEX

Foundations and similar institutions and other international non-governmental organizationsrequesting participation in the 33rd session of the General Conference as Observers

A. Foundations and similar institutions

(1) Maintaining official relations with UNESCO

Friends of Waldorf Education Rudolf Steiner SchoolsMarangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights

Paul Grin-Lajoie FoundationUNESCO Centre of Catalonia

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UNESCO Centre of the Basque CountryWorld Association of Childrens FriendsWorld Foundation for AIDS Research and Prevention

(2) Not maintaining official relations with UNESCO

United Nations FoundationWorld Anti-Doping Agency

B. Other international organizations not maintaining official relations

International Liaison Committee of Coalitions for Cultural DiversityTeresian Association

C. International non-governmental organization with which cooperation continues on an informal basis

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II Elections

07 Appointment of the Director-General 1

The General Conference,

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Having considered the Executive Boards proposal in document 33 C/NOM/3 concerning the appointmentof the Director-General,

Acting in accordance with Article VI.2 of the Constitution, Appoints Mr Kochiro Matsuura Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and

Cultural Organization for a period of four years from 15 November 2005;II

Approves the draft contract submitted to it by the Executive Board in document 33 C/55, establishing theterms of appointment, salary and allowances of the Director-General, as well as the statute relatingto the Director-General annexed thereto;

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Decides to entrust to the Executive Board the examination of modalities for reflecting, in future, on mattersrelating to the Director-General, while taking into account Article V.6(b) and Article VI of theConstitution, parameters in respect of improving management performance and transparency in theSecretariat.

08 Election of Members of the Executive Board

At the 16th plenary meeting, on 14 October 2005, the President announced the results of the election of Members of the Executive Board, held on the same day on the basis of the lists of candidates submitted bythe Nominations Committee.

The following Member States were thus elected:

AlgeriaAzerbaijanBahamasBeninBrazilChinaColombiaDemocratic Republic

of the CongoEgyptEthiopia

FijiIndiaJapanLebanonLithuaniaLuxembourgMexicoNepalNigeriaNorwayPortugal

Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Vincent and the

GrenadinesSerbia and MontenegroSouth AfricaThailandTogoUgandaUnited Kingdom of Great

Britain and Northern Ireland

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09 Appointment of an External Auditor 1

The General Conference Expresses its appreciation to the Auditor-General of Canada for auditing the accounts of UNESCO for the

period of her appointment; Recalling Financial Regulation 12.1 of the Organization, which stipulates in particular that the External

Auditor shall be the Auditor-General (or an officer holding the equivalent title) of a Member State, Decides to appoint Mr Philippe Sguin, Auditor-General of France, as External Auditor to the Organization

for the purpose of auditing the accounts of the financial periods 2006-2007, 2008-2009 and2010-2011;

Approves the total audit fee of $510,000 for 2006-2007 requested by the External Auditor, in accordancewith the conditions proposed in his application.

010 Election of members of the Council of the UNESCO International Bureau of Education(IBE) 1

The General Conference Elects , in accordance with Article III of the Statutes of the UNESCO International Bureau of Education, the

following Member States to be members of the Council of the Bureau until the end of the35th session of the General Conference:2

AustriaBeninCanadaDominican RepublicJordan

KenyaLatviaNetherlandsNigeriaPanama

PortugalRepublic of KoreaVenezuelaYemen

011 Election of members of the Conciliation and Good Offices Commission responsible forseeking the settlement of any disputes that may arise between States Parties to theConvention against Discrimination in Education 1

The General Conference, Recalling Article 3 of the Protocol instituting a Conciliation and Good Offices Commission responsible for

seeking the settlement of any disputes that may arise between States Parties to the Conventionagainst Discrimination in Education,

Elects the following persons to be members of the Commission until the end of the 35th session of theGeneral Conference:3

Ms Iman El Kaffas (Egypt)Mr Munther W. Masri (Jordan)

012 Election of members of the Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport(CIGEPS) 1

The General Conference, Recalling Article 2, paragraph 1, of the Statutes of the Intergovernmental Committee for Physical

Education and Sport, as revised by29 C/Resolution 19,

1. Resolution adopted on the report of the Nominations Committee at the 19th plenary meeting, on 20 October 2005.2. The other members of the Council of the Bureau, elected at the 32nd session and whose term of office expires at the

end of the 34th session of the General Conference, are: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, India, Japan, Kuwait,Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Senegal, Switzerland, Togo andUkraine.

3. The Member States Parties of the Protocol presented only two candidates for the five vacant seats. The remainingthree vacant seats will be open for election at the 34th session of the General Conference.


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Elects the following Member States to be members of the Committee until the end of the 35th session of the General Conference:1

BangladeshCameroonCroatia

GabonGreeceIran (Islamic Republic of)

JamaicaOmanSaudi Arabia

013 Election of members of the International Coordinating Council of the Programme on Manand the Biosphere (MAB) 2

The General Conference, Recalling Article II of the Statutes of the International Coordinating Council of the Programme on Man and

the Biosphere, approved by16 C/Resolution 2.313and amended by19 C/Resolution 2.152,20 C/Resolution 36.1, 23 C/Resolution 32.1and28 C/Resolution 22,

Elects the following Member States to be members of the International Coordinating Council until the endof the 35th session of the General Conference:3

AustriaChileCongoCubaEthiopiaGabon

IsraelLebanonPhilippinesRomaniaSudanSweden

Syrian Arab RepublicUnited Kingdom of GreatBritain and Northern Ireland

Viet Nam

014 Election of members of the Intergovernmental Council of the International HydrologicalProgramme (IHP) 2

The General Conference, Recalling Article II of the Statutes of the Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological

Programme, approved by18 C/Resolution 2.232and amended by20 C/Resolution 36.1,23 C/Resolution 32.1, 27 C/Resolution 2.6and28 C/Resolution 22,

Elects the following Member States to be members of the Intergovernmental Council until the end of the35th session of the General Conference:4

AustraliaBeninCosta RicaHaitiItaly

JapanKazakhstanKuwaitLibyan Arab JamahiriyaNepal

SlovakiaSouth AfricaSwitzerlandUnited Kingdom of Great

Britain and Northern Ireland

1. The other members of the Committee, elected at the 32nd session and whose term of office expires at the end of the34th session of the General Conference are: Albania, Bahrain, Costa Rica, Cte dIvoire, Dominica, Germany,Netherlands, Russian Federation and Thailand.

2. Resolution adopted on the report of the Nominations Committee at the 19th plenary meeting, on 20 October 2005. 3. The other members of the Council, elected at the 32nd session and whose term of office expires at the end of the

34th session of the General Conference are: Belarus, Czech Republic, Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea,Denmark, Dominica, Germany, Ghana, Italy, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Republicof Korea, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka and United Republic of Tanzania.

4. The other members of the Council, elected at the 32nd session and whose term of office expires at the end of the34th session of the General Conference are: Algeria, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Congo, Cte dIvoire,Croatia, Egypt, Eritrea, Germany, Iceland, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, RussianFederation, Turkey and Yemen.
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015 Election of members of the Intergovernmental Council of the Management of SocialTransformations (MOST) Programme 1

The General Conference, Recalling paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article II of the Statutes of the Intergovernmental Council for the

Management of Social Transformations Programme, approved by27 C/Resolution 5.2andamended by28 C/Resolution 22,

Elects the following Member States to be members of the Council until the end of the 35th session of theGeneral Conference:2

AfghanistanBelgiumCongoCosta RicaDominican RepublicEgypt

IsraelMalaysiaMoroccoSouth AfricaSri LankaSweden

ThailandThe former Yugoslav Republic

of MacedoniaUgandaUzbekistanVenezuela

016 Election of members of the Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee (IGBC) 1

The General Conference, Elects , in accordance with Article 11 of the Statutes of the International Bioethics Committee (IBC), the

following Member States to be members of the Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee:3

CameroonCubaCzech RepublicFranceGermanyJapanKazakhstan

KenyaMauritaniaNetherlandsPeruPolandSenegalSlovakia

United Kingdom of GreatBritain and Northern Ireland

United Republic of TanzaniaUruguayZambia

017 Election of members of the Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to its Countries of Origin or its Restitution in Case of IllicitAppropriation (ICPRCP) 1

The General Conference, Recalling 20 C/Resolution 4/7.6/5, by which it approved the Statutes of the Intergovernmental Committee

for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to its Countries of Origin or its Restitution in Caseof Illicit Appropriation,

Elects , in accordance with Article 2, paragraphs 2 and 4, of the Statutes of the Committee, as amended by28 C/Resolution 22, the following Member States to be members of the Committee until the end of the 35th session of the General Conference:4

AngolaBoliviaChinaColombia

EgyptGuatemalaHungaryIndia

Republic of KoreaUnited Republic of Tanzania

1. Resolution adopted on the report of the Nominations Committee at the 19th plenary meeting, on 20 October 2005. 2. The other members of the Council, elected at the 32nd session and whose term of office expires at the end of the

34th session of the General Conference, are: Cameroon, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Fiji, Finland, Greece,Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Jordan, Mali, Mexico, Mozambique, Oman, Peru, Senegal and UnitedRepublic of Tanzania.

3. The other members of the Committee, elected at the 32nd session and whose term of office expires at the end of the34th session of the General Conference, are: Canada, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Egypt, India, Italy, Mexico,

Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Tunisia, Uganda, United States of America and Venezuela.4. The other members of the Committee, elected at the 32nd session and whose term of office expires at the end of the

34th session of the General Conference, are: Azerbaijan, Canada, Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, Eritrea,Greece, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Lithuania, Mali, Mexico, Switzerland and Uganda.
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018 Election of the members of the Executive Committee of the International Campaign for theEstablishment of the Nubia Museum in Aswan and the National Museum of EgyptianCivilization in Cairo 1

The General Conference, Recalling 21 C/Resolution 4/11whereby it approved the setting up of the Executive Committee of the

International Campaign for the Establishment of the Nubia Museum in Aswan and the NationalMuseum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo,

Elects the following Member States to be members of the Committee until the end of the 35th session of the General Conference:2

BelgiumCanadaCosta RicaDominican RepublicEgypt

FinlandGreeceIran (Islamic Republic of)JapanLatvia

PolandSenegalSudanSwitzerland

019 Election of members of the Intergovernmental Council of the International Programme forthe Development of Communication (IPDC) 1

The General Conference, Elects , in accordance with paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of Article 2 of the Statutes of the Intergovernmental

Council of the International Programme for the Development of Communication, as amended by28 C/Resolution 22, the following Member States to be members of the Council until the end of the 35th session of the General Conference:3

AfghanistanArgentinaBarbadosBurkina FasoCroatiaDemocratic Peoples Republic

of Korea

Equatorial GuineaFijiHaitiIsraelNetherlandsPakistanRussian Federation

Saudi ArabiaSri LankaThailandTunisiaUruguay

020 Election of members of the Intergovernmental Council for the Information for AllProgramme (IFAP) 1

The General Conference, Elects , in accordance with Article 2, paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4, of the Statutes of the Intergovernmental

Council for the Information for All Programme, the following Member States to be members of the Council:4

CanadaChinaCongoCzech RepublicEgypt

EthiopiaGermanyHungaryJamaicaMalaysia

PolandSudanUnited Republic of Tanzania

1. Resolution adopted on the report of the Nominations Committee at the 19th plenary meeting, on 20 October 2005. 2. Group V(a) presented only one candidate for the two vacant seats: as a result, only 14 members were elected by the

33rd session of the General Conference. The full composition of 15 seats will be elected at the 34th session of theGeneral Conference.

3. The other members of the Council, elected at the 32nd session and whose term of office expires at the end of the34th session of the General Conference, are: Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Cte dIvoire, Cuba, Denmark, Finland,

France, Greece, Jamaica, Latvia, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Senegal, The former YugoslavRepublic of Macedonia, Ukraine, United Republic of Tanzania and United States of America.4. The other members of the Council, elected at the 32nd session and whose term of office expires at the end of the

34th session of the General Conference, are: Angola, Austria, Belgium, Cameroon, France, Indonesia, Iran (IslamicRepublic of), Madagascar, New Zealand, Peru, Tunisia, Uruguay and Venezuela.


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021 Election of members of the Governing Board of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 1

The General Conference Elects , in accordance with paragraph 1(a) of Article IV of the Statutes of the UNESCO Institute for

Statistics, approved by30 C/Resolution 44, the following experts to be members of the GoverningBoard until 31 December 2009:2

Mr Michael Sndermann (Germany)Mr Ahmed Gouitaa (Morocco)Mr Mukasa Male (Uganda)

022 Election of the members of the Legal Committee for the 34th session 1

The General Conference Elects , in accordance with its Rules of Procedure, the following Member States to be members of the Legal

Committee from the beginning of the 34th session until the beginning of the 35th session of theGeneral Conference:3

AlgeriaArgentinaDenmarkEcuadorEgyptEquatorial GuineaFranceGhana

GuatemalaIndiaIran (Islamic Republic of)ItalyJamaicaJapanLebanonNiger

Republic of KoreaRepublic of MoldovaSaint LuciaSudanSwitzerlandUkraineUnited States of AmericaUzbekistan

023 Election of members of the Headquarters Committee 1

The General Conference Elects , in accordance with its Rules of Procedure, the following Member States to be members of the

Headquarters Committee until the end of the 35th session:4

AustraliaBangladeshCameroonDemocratic Peoples Republic

of Korea

GhanaLebanonNetherlandsSaint LuciaSpain

Syrian Arab RepublicSwedenZimbabwe

024 Grouping of Member States for the purpose of elections to the Executive Board

At its 20th plenary meeting, on 20 October 2005, the General Conference, pursuant to the report of Commission I, approved the inclusion of Brunei Darussalam in Electoral Group IV.5

1. Resolution adopted on the report of the Nominations Committee at the 19th plenary meeting, on 20 October 2005. 2. The other members of the Governing Board, elected at the 32nd session of the General Conference and whose term

of office will expire on 31 December 2007, are the following: Mr Edmundo Salas (El Salvador), Mr JaroslavNorvk (Czech Republic) and Mr L Mann Hung (Viet Nam).

3. At its 32nd session, the General Conference adopted32 C/Resolution 78, deciding to increase the number of members of the Legal Committee to 24 as of the election scheduled to take place during the 33rd session of theGeneral Conference, and to amend accordingly Rule 36.1 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Conference. TheNominations Committee at its 3rd meeting on 6 October 2005, approved the geographical distribution of the3 additional seats as follows: 1 additional seat for Group II and 2 additional seats for Group IV. Consequently, thegeographical distribution of the 24 seats is the following: Group I 5 seats; Group II 3 seats; Group III 5 seats;Group IV 4 seats; Group V(a) 3 seats and Group V(b) 4 seats.

4. The other members of the Committee, elected at the 32nd session of the General Conference and whose term of office will expire at the end of the 34th session, are the following: Colombia, Congo, France, Kenya, Madagascar,Oman, Panama, Philippines, Romania, Thailand, Ukraine and Uruguay.

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III Preparation of the Draft Medium-Term Strategyfor 2008-2013

1 Principles and guidelines in the preparation of the Draft Medium-Term Strategyfor 2008-2013 1

The General Conference, Recalling the discussions at the 32nd session of the General Conference, as well as at the subsequent

sessions of the Executive Board, on the Organizations priorities, Recalling 171 EX/Decision 30concerning the preparation of the provisional agenda of the 33rd session of

the General Conference, Having examined document 33 C/6, Emphasizing the need for UNESCO, as a specialized agency of the United Nations system, to pursue

effectively its purposes and functions as laid down in its Constitution, and to contribute effectivelyto the objectives of the wider multilateral system, to inter-agency activities and to the developmentneeds of Member States within its domains,

Recalling the 2005 World Summit Outcome adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations andthe Millennium Declaration,

Considering that the Summit Outcome adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations andreflection undertaken in connection with the 60th anniversary of UNESCO present an opportunityfor the Director-General to set out a vision for UNESCO and how it could be managed as amodern, forward-looking United Nations organization, together with the requisite framework,

Also considering UNESCOs mandate and its comparative advantage within the system of internationalorganizations in its areas of competence,

Further considering that UNESCOs mission, rooted in its Constitution, should be defined in the light of the evolving dynamics of global development,

Further considering it essential that the General Conference issue clear guidance to the Secretariat and theExecutive Board on the preparation of the Draft Medium-Term Strategy,

Further considering it important that UNESCOs programmes have clear results and contribute to genuinechange in the world,

Cognizant of the good quality of the Medium-Term Strategy for 2002-2007 and the important contributionit has already made towards strengthening the Organization, in particular thanks to its strategiccharacter and its clear focus,

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1. Invites the Director-General to ensure due consideration in the preparation of the Draft Medium-TermStrategy (34 C/4) of the following principles and guidelines, which build on results-basedprogramming, budgeting, management and monitoring (RBB and RBM) methodologies usedwithin the United Nations system:

(a) to define UNESCOs vision in a single mission statement, describing in contemporary terms theOrganizations purpose and objectives, replacing the unifying theme;

(b) to define a limited number of overarching objectives, covering the full breadth of UNESCOsmandate, further concretizing the mission statement, replacing the strategic thrusts;

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(c) to further define and operationalize the overarching objectives into a limited set of strategicprogramme objectives, one or two for each of the four programmes, which in turn form the basisfor a limited number of biennial sectoral priorities with measurable goals, expected results andclear benchmarks in future C/5 documents;

(d) to set measurable expected outcomes for the overarching objectives and the strategic programmepriorities;

(e) to draw on the full implementation of RBM, with strict orientation on results and impact;(f) to include in document 34 C/5 a road-map, including a timetable, towards full implementation of RBM;

(g) to structure the Medium-Term Strategy in such a way that it allows, in consecutive C/5 documents,for the development of a larger number of intersectoral programmes;

(h) to ensure that due attention is paid to the improvement of the visibility of the Organization;(i) to define the complementary roles of Headquarters and the field so as to ensure measurable impact

of UNESCOs activities at the country level, particularly in the least developed countries;(j) to define the contribution of category 2 centres to strategic programme objectives;(k) to focus UNESCOs general role on those areas in which the Organization has a core mandate and

comparative advantage within the United Nations system, making sure that proposed actions of UNESCO and those of other international organizations are within their respective core mandatesand not overlapping with each other;

(1) to make the Medium-Term Strategy a reader-friendly reference document for UNESCOs MemberStates and Secretariat, preferably limited to 30 pages, and with comprehensive summaries, asappropriate;

2. Further invites the Director-General to take into account the guidance offered by the GeneralConference at its 33rd session on the preparation of the Medium-Term Strategy;

3. Encourages the Director-General to make the appropriate organizational changes for the full deliveryof the Medium-Term Strategy, including the introduction of structures facilitating greaterintersectorality;

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4. Requests the Director-General in the consultative process of Member States and NationalCommissions, which is an integral part of the preparation of the Draft Medium-Term Strategy:

(a) to reflect the content of this resolution in the questionnaire to be sent to Member States andNational Commissions, as well as in the regional consultations of these Commissions;

(b) to create conditions for a high response rate to the questionnaire, among others by considerablyreducing the number of questions in the questionnaire;

(c) to submit to the Executive Board, besides the programmatic analysis of the responses of MemberStates and National Commissions to the questionnaire, a quantitative analysis of these responses,in order for the Board to assess the extent of support for specific programmes and initiatives;

5. Requests the Director-General to ensure that views shared by a majority of Member States are all takeninto account in the process of the preparation of the Medium-Term Strategy;

6. Further requests the Director-General to submit progress reports to the Executive Board at its174th and 175th sessions;

7. Urges the Director-General in preparing the Medium-Term Strategy to take due account of therecommendations and guidance offered by the internal and external auditors and the Joint

Inspection Unit, as well as when appropriate guidance emanating from other internal or externalevaluations or strategic reviews;

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8. Requests the Member States of UNESCO and the UNESCO National Commissions to take thisresolution into account in the process of consultation for the preparation of the Draft Medium-Term Strategy;

9. Requests the Executive Board to ensure that the above-mentioned principles and guidelines are takeninto account in the preparation of the Draft Medium-Term Strategy;

10. Decides that the Draft Medium-Term Strategy (34 C/4) shall be submitted to the General Conferenceat its 34th session.


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2 Overall review of Major Programmes II and III 1

The General Conference1. Decides to launch an overall review of Major Programmes II and III against the background of

UNESCOs mandate, country and regional priorities and todays global needs, which would forman integral part of and contribute to programme planning;

2. Requests the Director-General to undertake a review with a mandate along the lines indicated below bysetting up a team of expert scientific representatives of Member States, inclusive of all regions,and appropriate intergovernmental and international non-governmental organizations, working inclose partnership with the Secretariat;

3. Further requests the Director-General to submit a report on the conclusions and recommendations of the expert team through the Executive Board to the General Conference at its 34th session with aview to integrating the agreed conclusions and recommendations into the Programme and Budget(34 C/5) and the Medium-Term Strategy (34 C/4);

4. Welcomes the intention of the Director-General to adjust the evaluation plan for 2006-2007 with aview to providing $120,000 from regular resources under the Programme and Budget for 2006-2007 (33 C/5) for the purposes of conducting the team review;

5. Urges Member States to provide adequate complementary extrabudgetary resources in addition tothose to be provided from the regular programme and budget (33 C/5), and to do so at the earliestpossible time.

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3 Programme of action for the sustainable development of small island developing States(SIDS): further implementation 1

The General Conference,

Recalling the adoption at its 32nd session of 32 C/Resolution 48specifically addressed to the Sustainabledevelopment of small island developing States: further implementation and review of the BarbadosProgramme of Action (Barbados+10), with its operative paragraphs addressed to Member Statesand Associate Members, non-governmental organizations in official relations with UNESCO, andthe Director-General,

Welcoming the subsequent decision by the Director-General to formalize the coordination of UNESCOinputs to the Barbados+10 process through the creation in February 2004 of a high-levelintersectoral and interregional working group to promote and coordinate UNESCO-widecontributions to the Barbados+10 review and forward-planning process,

Taking note of the convening by the United Nations of the International Meeting to Review theImplementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small IslandDeveloping States, which was held in Port Louis, Mauritius, from 10 to 14 January 2005,

Taking note also of the distinctive contribution made by UNESCO to the review and forward-planningprocess and to events connected with the International Meeting in Mauritius, in such fields as the roleof culture in the sustainable development of small island developing States, youth visioning forisland living, communities in action, ocean and coastal management, and the civil society forum,

Welcoming the adoption by the International Meeting of the Mauritius Declaration and the MauritiusStrategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the SustainableDevelopment of Small Island Developing States (Mauritius Strategy for Implementation),

Noting that the principal negotiated outputs of the Mauritius International Meeting the politicaldeclaration and the strategy document call for action in many fields relating to UNESCOsconcerns, programmes and priorities,

Acknowledging the convening in March 2005 at UNESCO Headquarters of an Intersectoral Information Meetingfor Permanent Delegates and Observers, which provided an opportunity for a preliminary presentationand exchange of views on the possible contribution of the Organization to the Mauritius Strategy,

Noting the endorsement in July 2005 of the Mauritius Declaration and the Mauritius Strategy by the UnitedNations General Assembly,2

Further noting the invitation by the General Assembly to all relevant international and regionalorganizations, United Nations funds, programmes, specialized agencies and regional economiccommissions, among others, to take timely action to ensure the effective implementation of andfollow-up to the Mauritius Declaration and the Mauritius Strategy for Implementation,

1. Urges Member States and Associate Members to:(a) participate actively in the implementation of and the follow-up to the Mauritius Declaration and

the Mauritius Strategy;(b) mobilize UNESCOs programmes and networks in their respective countries and regions to

promote further the implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Developmentof Small Island Developing States by taking advantage of synergies of action across theOrganizations programmes and programme sectors and the opportunities afforded by theParticipation Programme and other sources of support;

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2. Urges non-governmental organizations in official relations with UNESCO to:(a) work in close partnership with governments and other stakeholders in the follow-up to the

Mauritius International Meeting;(b) strengthen cooperation with civil society in small island developing States in the implementation

of the Mauritius Strategy;3. Invites the Director-General to:

(a) continue to mainstream the Mauritius Strategy in the Organizations activities and workprogrammes;(b) continue, at the same time, to promote a holistic integrated approach to sustainable living and

development in small island developing States and to nurture intersectoral cooperation with anintergenerational dimension, at the interregional level, by means of the proven platform approach;

(c) collaborate fully with the United Nations family of institutions and other international and regionalorganizations in contributing to the timely follow-up to and effective implementation of theMauritius Strategy;

(d) include appropriate proposals for UNESCOs further contribution to the implementation of the MauritiusStrategy in the preparation of the Organizations Medium-Term Strategy for 2008-2013 (34 C/4).

4 Combating fanaticism, extremism and terrorism 1

The General Conference,Thanking the Director-General for his efforts to ensure that UNESCO plays its role in combating

fanaticism, extremism and terrorism within all the realms of its mandate and in accordance withthe United Nations Secretary-Generals call for action in this domain,

Recalling 31 C/Resolution 39, 32 C/Resolution 30and32 C/Resolution 47, Recalling 172 EX/Decision 53of the Executive Board which, seeking to enhance UNESCOs contribution

to international action against terrorism through education, the sciences, culture, communicationand information, has:recognized the link between activities in support of the dialogue among civilizations, cultures andpeoples, and efforts to discourage and dissuade extremism and fanaticism;underlined the importance of implementing concrete and sustained action in UNESCOs variousdomains aimed at fostering the dialogue among peoples and countering extremism and fanaticism;

requested the Director-General to include concrete activities in the work plans for the Programmeand Budget for 2006-2007, once approved by the General Conference, and to report thereon to theExecutive Board at its 174th session;

Acknowledging the range of valuable initiatives and meetings held as part of the dialogue amongcivilizations andbuilding on the results of the International Congress Education for SharedValues for Intercultural and Interfaith Understanding initiated by the National Commissions forUNESCO of the Asia-Pacific region, held in Adelaide, Australia, from 28 November to3 December 2004, and on the Call to Action agreed at the Congress founded upon the ideals of the Delors Report pillar Learning to Live Together and the dialogue among civilizations, and inthe context of the mandate of UNESCO,

Requests the Director-General to prepare for draft document 34 C/5 an intersectoral programme, involvingall sectors, to continue and strengthen initiatives in the development of curriculum frameworks andmaterials for education for shared values for intercultural and interfaith understanding.

5 Preparations for the Sixth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI) 2

The General Conference, Reaffirming the strategic importance of adult education, Noting that CONFINTEA VI (2009) offers a unique opportunity to undertake a mid-term review of the

United Nations Literacy Decade (2003-2012) and that it provides the opportunity to promote andreaffirm support for the Education for All goals relating to the literacy and life skills of youngadults and adults (Dakar goals 3 and 4),

Recognizing the importance of advanced planning by UNESCO and its Member States to the success of CONFINTEA VI,

Invites the Director-General to consider the inclusion of provision for CONFINTEA VI when preparingdocument 34 C/5.

1. Resolution adopted on the reports of Commissions II to V, on 19 and 20 October 2005.2. Resolution adopted on the report of Commission II at the 17th plenary meeting, on 19 October 2005.
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General policy and Direction

6 Governing bodies, Direction and Participation in the joint machinery of the United Nationssystem 1

The General Conference Authorizes the Director-General:(a) to implement the following plan of action in order to:

(i) organize at UNESCO Headquarters the 34th session of the General Conference (October-November 2007) and five ordinary sessions of the Executive Board during 2006-2007;

(ii) provide for the functioning of the Directorate and the chapters comprising the Direction of theOrganization;

(iii) contribute to the running costs of the joint machinery of the United Nations system;(b) to allocate for this purpose an amount of $19,873,600 for programme costs and $18,786,500 for staff

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